THE MOKXI3G OKEGOXTAy, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1912.
PRESIDENT'S HAND
GRASPED BY 8092
OF
ACTRESS. WELL-KNOWN IN PORTLAND, WHO DIES FROM
EFFECTS OF OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS.
SILVERFIELD'S
FOURTH AND
MORRISON
PORTLAND, IS DEAD
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Great IReinoi
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Attendance at New Year's Re
ception at White House
Largest in Years.
Virginia Drew Trescott Suc
cumbs to Effects of Opera
tion for Appendicitis.
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AMBASSADORS ARE SCARCE
MANY FRIENDS LEFT HERE
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r-alruon Packer aud Iter
Arhlerr Fame) in Profession.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. (SpecialV
Virginia Drew Trescott. actress and
wife of Melbourne Mae Dowel 1. once a
famoTja actor, died, aged 46, at Flush
ing Hospital Saturday from the effects
of aa operation for appendidtla. She
formerly the wife of C. B. Tres
entt. a ' wealthy aalraon packer of
rortlan.1. Or.
Mle Trescott as resting at her
home at Flushing when the wa
trickn with the disease. Her condi
tion quickly became RTavo and an op
eration waa determined upon aa the
only hope of savlpjr her llfo. This waa
performed Saturday morning, and the
. irrxa failed to rallv. gradually s!nk
Inr until ahe died In the afternoon.
Vunerl arrangement have not been
ar.nounrc'l.
sTr.i: twrnitn began here
Vlrclnla Drew Trescott Formerly
I hrd In Portland.
Storo than ordinary Interest attache
in t.i- passing; of Vlralnla I'rew Tres
eott from ti'.e fact that she formerly
lived In Portland and It waa here that
Fin first conceived the Idea of adopting
the stage. Her only aon. Prank Bates,
has lived here for the past 22 years,
mnirc to Port-'and with hla mother
from Marshalltown. la.
M. Trescott was born In Minne
sota 4t yeara ago. Her maiden name
was Josephine Allen. daughter of
Jndce Allen, who waa at one time on
the bench in California and died there
several years ago. Her first husband
was a mechanic in the rarshops here,
letter she married C. P. Trescott. a
wealthy fish packer. In whose office
ah had served aa stenographer. Trea
rott waa many years the senior of his
vouns; wife and the union proTed un
happy, so they separated and were di
vorced. Miss Trescott bad early shown
marked ability as a dramatic reader
and frequently delighted her friends
here with her elocutionary gifts.
ll-r professional career beraa In the
various stock companies. One of her
curliest successes waa as the Queen In
evis Morrison's production of 'Fred
erick the Great." Later she became
lradtnit woman for Frederick Warde
and Iwls James, remaining with them
for three yeara. 8he starred for aev
t seasons and then appeared with
Melbourne Macdowell. Fanny Daven
port's widower. In his revivals of hla
wife's plavs. These Included "I.A Tos--a."
"Fedora." "Cleopatra and "la
monda." t-he became tbe wife of Mac
(lcwtil three yeara ago. Macdowell has
a country home at Flushing. L. I.
"When t.e vogue of Sardou pieces de
clined Macdowell and Miss Trescott
appeared In vaudeville In sketches
written by Miss Trescott. They were
-The Sheriff and the Widow." -The
Man of tho People." "The Oath" and
a condensation of "Cleopatra." It waa
In ttiese sketches that they were seen
on their last appearance In Portland
tlirre yeais ago at I'antagea Theater.
Miss Trescott recently began a 1$
weeks' engagement with Mr. MacDow
rll In the Surdou plays In St- Louis.
tho had been feeling poorly for the
past three months.
Mr. ; atea. her son. aaid laat night
the Interment would be made In Flush
ing. He mould not. he said, be able to
attend the funeral services. Numerous
telegrams have been received by htm
from Mr. Macdowell. Miss Trescott
visited her son here on several oc
casions and they were In constant cor
respondence up to the time of her
death.
MUNDAY TELLS OF NEEDS
Vancouver IK'losate to KIwrs and
Harbors Conjrres Returns.
VANVOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) J. A. Mundar. delegate of the
Vancouver Commercial Club to the Riv
ers and Harbore Congress at Washing
ton. D. -'.. returned tonight. Mr.
Munday addressed the congress, urging
trtitt the Government appropriate $25.
000 annually for deepening the Colum
bia Kiver channel from Vancouver to
the mouth of the Willamette Kiver.
Mr. Munday said that while in Wash
ington he secured information that the
Mir Department was willing for the
Washington - Oregon Corporation to
build Its electric line through the bar
racks on the Fifth-street road, provid
ed General Maus, of this post, approves.
The department will act upon his
recommendation, it la said.
UNDERWOOD IS BETTER
Irmocratto House Leader Is Xot In
Danger of Appendicitis.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Representa
tive Underwood, of Alabama, Demo
rratio leader of the House, was able,
to leave his room today for the first
time since Friday.
All danger of appendicitis has passed.
It is understood.
Sirs. HaUrl Paralyzed.
VA.W'OI'VES.' Wush.. Jan. 1. (Spe
i ial.) While shopping here today.
Mrs. G. Ha'.sel waa stricken with par
alysis, her left side being affected, and
rhe had difficulty reaching her home
lr. the country near this city. The mal
ady came upon her so gradually that
she did not realize her condition at
first and thought it was due to cold.
Caliir of railed Bank Arrested.
FORT SMITH. Ark, Jan. 1. E. D.
Martin, cashier of the Central Bank
Trust Company, of this city, which waa
plaeed In the hands of a receiver Sat
urday, was arrested yesterday as he
stepped off a train on hla arrival from
KinMS t'lty. lie is charged with per-
irv and with receiving money while
t:.e bank vas iu a falling condition.
If- wns released under bond of $15,
. The Central Bank Trust Com.
panr waa ftnanced by men connected
wits the American Colon Truet Com
rir.r, rf Kansas Citr which closed Its
doors fcaturday.
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C.IMA DREW
FIANCEE'S SMOKES
CAOSE ARGUMENT
Was Chicago Man Justified in
Breaking Engagement?
Women Are Divided.
BOTH SIDES GET SUPPORT
Girl Jilted Because Addicted to Ciga
rettes Brings $35,000 Suit Some
of Sex Condemn Man,
Others) Praise Him.
NEW YORK. Jan. I. (Special.)
Was Colonel Harry Fefton. the Chicago
theater-owner, justified In breaking off
Ms engagement to marry Mlea Kath-
eiine Scott because the young woman
smoked cigarettes? Women generally
re divided on the Question, whlcn
came to tne notice of the public through
Miss Scott's IJo.000 breach-of-promlse
suit against Sefton.
Some women ear that the colonel
held love too lightly when he broke
tha enaacement merely because his
fiancee sought solace tn nicotine. They
argue the move displayed a weakness
In hla character. Others say that he
should hav married Miss Scott, then
reformed her.
On the other hand, there are women
who heartily indorse Sefton'a action.
Ther have no use for women who
smoke, especially women contemplating
matrimony and the rearing oi cnu
dren. Wo ma a Is Score.
Thie last view Is held by Mrs. Clar
ence Burns, president of the Little
Mothers' Aid Society, who said:
"I think a man is Justified in break
ing off with a young woman addicted
to amoklng. Any woman who works
among little children can readily under
stand how a man would not want me
mother of his children to smoke, and
certainly children would not want to
see their mother smoking. This cigar
ette habit among women la vicious.
The medical fraternity baa proved
that the nicotine contained In clgar-
ettea le Injurious, not only to men. but
even more so to women, not so accus
tomed to their use. For this reason, it
nothing else, women should not Indorse
such a habit.
"Jt la pure selfishness on tne part ot
some men and women who Insist on
smoking In the presence of others to
their discomfort. There are many per
sons affected with throat trouble peo
ple wno live near the water, aa they
do here and In Chicago, whose sensitive
throats cannot stand cigarette 8 mo Ke
if a young woman la so selfish as to
prefer a cigarette to the man ehe has
promised to marry, he should not be
blamed for giving her up."
(iefton's Course Deplored.
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, president
ot the Women's Democratic Club, scoree
Sefton. She says:
"A man who Impulsively would cast
off a woman's love tor such a reason
must be a weakling. I should think
the young woman waa fortunate In
not marrying him. I believe the time
Is coming when smoking among
women will be mora general than It
Is now. I do not smoke myself, and I
should not encourage It In others, but
I cannot see what harm It does.
"Many women who drink cocktails
are not criticised. The same women,
if they amok ad. would be severely
criticised. Drinking cocktails Is In
finitely worse than amoking cigarettes.
A woman never got drunk on cigar
ettes. "A man who does not smoke himself
may not wont to see his wife smoke,
but in this case. If he objected, and
really loved the young woman, he
ehouid have married her and reformed
her. For a man to change his mind
about a woman's love on so slight a
thing Is not worthy of her affection.
He Is a cad."
Well-Bred Wosaea Doa't Ssaeke.
Mrs. Gabrlelle Stewart Mulliner. the
lawyer, who recently returned from a
six months' visit in London, declared
Englishwomen were libelled In the per
sistent statements made by Americans
that they were given to cigarette smok
ing. -What Is true of the well-bred, con
servative women of Kngland Is true
also of the well-bred American women.
It Is not this class of women who In
dulge) In cigarette smoking." said Mrs.
Mulliner.
"Both abroad and here there are
plenty of men who, while thinking It
rather smart to sit and smoke with I
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women after a dinner, would seriously
object to their wives smoking." she
continued. "At all the country house
parties I attended In Kngland In the
fine old homes of conservative people I
never saw a woman smoke. It is not
the live, active women who smoke: It is
the lasy. Indolent woman, who has few
if any Interest In life. I think a man
Is well rid of such a woman. He is
particularly fortunate to find her out
before he marries her. My sympathies
are with Colonel Sefton."
HAGGARD MADE BARONET
Author Among Those Honored by
Kins; at Indian Durbar.
IGKDOX. Jan. lw The Kew Tear's
honor list this year Is short, as a result
of the honors conferred by tne King
during the Durbar.
Robert L Borden, the Canadian Pre
mier, becomes a Privy Councillor. Only
three peerages are conferred, the new
Barons being Sir Thomas Gibson-Car-mlchael.
Governor of Madras: Sir Alfred
Thomas, for many years leader of the
Welsh party In the House of Commons.
and Samuel Hope Morley, ex-governor
of the Bank of England. Among the
new Baronets are William Nelson,
chairman f the Nelson steamship line;
Thomas Skinner, a director of the Can
adian Puclfle railway, and Deputy Gov
ernor of the Hudson's Bay Company;
Joseph Bechan, Valentine Chlrol. direct
or of the foreign department of the Lon
don Times; H. Rider Haggard, the nov.
enlist, and S. J. Pocock, a land owner of
England and Canada.
The Canadians honored besides Pre
mier Borden are: Colonel John Morri
son Gibson, Lieutenant-Governor of On
tario, and Joseph Hope, under secretary
for external affairs, who are made
Knights Commander of St. Michael and
St. George: Thomas Cooper Bovllle. Dep
uty Minister of Finance, Companion of
St. Michael and St. George, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Rodolphe Ferget. of Mon
treal, and Edmund B. Osier, of Toronto,
both members of the Canadian Par
liament, Knights Bacholor.
BATTLE DANGER REDUCED
NaTj- Arranges to Strip Ships of
Wood When in Action.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 Every year
the battle practice in the American
Navy more closely approximates the
conditions of actual warfare. In the
Spring practice of the Atlantic fleet
this year the Idea of ridding a ship as
far as possible of combustible material
and woodwork that might cause splin
ters In action is to be carried out. The
plans contemplate the removal of all
wooden boats, the bunks and the
wooden furniture. Not even the mess
tables will be left and the bluejackets
will have to eat their meals squatting,
tailor fashion, on deck.
More damage and loss of life have
resulted on shipboard In time of war
from suffocating fires and flying
splinters than from shot and shell
wounds, therefore it has been decided
to determine Just how much woodwork
can be dispensed with when a craft
clears for action.
The Spring practice of the fleet in
the West Indian waters with Guanta
namo as the base, will occupy ten days
more than two months, beginning
January 10. After that Is completed
the big ships will come north to the
Southern drill grounds, off the Chesa
peake Capes, for the regular battle
practice. ,
Xew Vork Celebration Novel.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1. Several novel
ties were Introduced in last nlght'a
annual bedlam. One of the flower
girls stationed In a hotel dining-room
showered the diners with flowers and
Tennyson's New Tear poem was sung
In welcome to the year. One of the
fashionable hotels provided Its women
guests with red silk masks, which were
worn until midnight. Another hotel
gave elaborate bronze statues, mounted
on marble, to S000 diners. An interna
tional aspect was given to the celebra
tion by an enormous electrical sign on
Broadway, which flashed the houra at
which the New Year was born in vari
ous cities, beginning in the early even
ing by flashing the news that it was a
"froellches neues Jahr" In Berlin, a
"buon capodanno" in Rome, and so on
around the world.
Progressive Democrat Gather.
COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 1. Announcing
that he will combat any attempt to In
dorse a candidate tor the Democratic
Presidential nomination. Former Con
gressman John J. Lentz. of this city,
who Is scheduled to call to order the
conference ot the progressive Demo
crats here Tuesday, says that 200 del
egatea from every Congressional dis
trict in the state have announced their
Intention of attending the conference.
Governor Harmon's friends yesterday
refused to talk abont the conference
Harmon men may attend the confer
ence. Coal ft up. Edlefsea Fuel Co.
Many Do Xot Attend, Sending Lega
tion Attaches Dr. Mary Walker
There In Ahem Trousers.
Admiral Potter Hurt.
WASHINGTON. Jan. L The greatest
throng that has passed the portals of
the White House at any New Tear's
reception In recent years greeted Presi
dent and Mrs. Taft today at the third
reception given by them since entering
tbe executive mansion.
Vhen the long line had passed, the
official "counter" said that 8092 dip
lomats, officials and cltiiens had
shaken hands with the President. At
last year's reception the official count
showed that about 6500 visitors were
received.
Mrs. Taft tn Line 1 Hoar 40 Minutes.
Mrs. Taft remained In the receiving
line for one hour and 40 minutes. From
the moment when the first of the dip
lomatic corps were received, shortly
after 11 o'clock, the line moved con
tinuously through the White House for
more than three hours, its reserves
stretching for blocks around the
grounds.
President and Mrs. Taft stood in the
blue room of the White House, sur
rounded by the members and women of
the Cabinet. It was 11 o'clock when
they descended from the upper floors,
with the Marine Band playing "The
Star-Spangled Banner."
Peary Prominent Flgnre.
A prominent figure was Robert E.
Peary, the explorer, who appeared for
the first time In his rear-admiral's
uniform.
Military and naval aides were plen
tiful. The diplomatic corps assembled
In the state dining room. All the for
eign representatives were in court cos
tume and their presence added bril
liance of coloring to the scene.
After greeting the diplomats, the
President received the Supreme Court
nd other Federal Judges, government
officials of all ranks. Senators and
1 Representatives, officers of the Arms'
.., ..oh... a natrlntle so
cieties.
Private CI rise a a la Llacv
Last In the line came thousands of
private cltlzena. It waa a day of
"open house." and almost any one who
cared to do so might shake the Presi
dent's hand.
Baron Hengelmuller, Ambassador
from Auatria-Hungary. dean of the
diplomatic corps, and the French Am
bassador, M. Jusserand. second In rank,
were absent and the first place in the
lice fell to the British Ambassador,
Mr. Bryce. Japan also was unrepre
sented by an Ambassador, but with
these exceptions tho nations which
maintain embassies here took their ac
customed places.
New Ambassadors There.
Three new faces In the line of Am
bassadors were those of George Bakh
metlerr. of Russia: Senor Crasp Martl
nes. of Mexico, and Domlcio da Jama,
of Brazil. Most of the Ministers ac
credited to the United States were in
town, but in some Instances the coun
tries 'were represented by the legation
staffs.
Admiral Dewey was a center of in
terest, as usual, when the Naval con
tingent reached the White House.
Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles
also attracted attention. Both he and
Admiral Dewey have attended the New
Tear receptions for many years.
Dr. Mary Walker, In silk hat, rock
coat an trousers, was among the first
of the citizens to greet the President.
Secretary Knox Entertains.
A breakfast to the diplomats, given
by Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
In the building of the Pan-American
Union, shortly' after noon, was a bril
ii .A.itniiBnp. of a. eiistom almost I
as old as the Presidential reception
to the public. This year marked a de
parture from precedents, in that the
reception took place outside the home
of the Secretary of State.
Rear-Admiral William P. Potter was
Injured this morning by a fall on the
steps of the Navy Department build
ing as he started to the White House
reception. It was at first reported
that he was seriously injured, but at
the Naval dispensary, where he was
taken by a fellow officer. It was found
that he had only suffered a broken
nose. Admiral Potter tripped at the
head of a flight of stone steps and fell
against a railing.
3HDEKO IS CONGRATULATED
Ambassador Wilson Spokesman for
Diplomats at Reception.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 1. In the name
of the diplomatic corps, all of whom
attended President Madero's New
Year's reception in the National Palace
today. Henry Lane Wilson, the United
States Ambassador, congratulated the
President on the manner in which he
was administering the country's af
fairs, notwithstanding numerous diffi
culties. ,
This afternoon Mrs. Madero was the
hostess at a state recepUon at Chapul
tepec castle.
TO CCRE A COLD IN OXI DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinlna Tabiats.
Drusslsts refund money If It falls to curt.
E. W. r.BOVE'8 signature Is on each box. 35o
About Life Insurance Copy
HERE has been some so-called Life Insurance
Advertising done In the Portland dally papers.
It may hav produced results. It it did. I am
convinced that you couldn't make a failure of
newspaper advertising, even if you didn't study
your copy. Newspaper advertising can and will
sell Life Insurance if the right kind of copy is
used. I'm ready to talk business with any
company doing business in Portland a local
organization preferred.
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LAW IS DECLARED NEEDED
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Also Suggests Month's Va
cation for Mailman,
In His Report.
WASHIXGTOX, Jan. 1. The enact
ment of a law to compensate all postal
employes. Including letter carriers, for
Injuries sustained In the line of duty
but not attributable to their own neg
ligence, is urged In the annual report
of C. P. Grandfleld, First Assistant
Postmaster-General.
There were In operation June 80,
509.237 postofflces of all classes In the
United States. The city delivery serv
ice is now In operation in 1541 cities,
serving more than 46,000.000 people,
and on the 42,000 rural routes 20,000,000
people receive mall. This leaves a con
siderable portion of the American peo
ple, most of whom reside In towns and
villages, the report declares, without
any form of free delivery service; and
under the present laws there Is no way
by which the department can relieve
this Inequality."
City Delivery Expensive.
The cost of free delivery in cities,
including collection expenses, was
nearly $33,000,000, or more than 18 per
cent of the gross revenue of the city
delivery offices.
Mr. Grandfleld calls special attention
to the fact that during the last fiscal
year "the gross revenue of the depart
ment more than equaled the expendi
tures and the postal service is self
sustaining for the llrst time since 1888.
In two years the enormous deficit of
$17,500,000 has been turned into a sur
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The classification by executive order
of the position of assistant postmaster
at first and second-class offices and of
all clerical positions at these offices in
creased the number of classified com
petitive positions by about 4000.
Remedy Declared Keeded.
The operation of the law which pro
vides for the promotion automatically
of clerks In postofflces has brought
about a condition, Mr. Grandfleld says,
that ought to" be remedied, since there
are now 237 offices where the salary of
the assistant postmaster Is actually
less than that of the clerks under him.
The amount of Sunday work has been
reduced 60 per cent. About 20.000
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Mr. Grandfleld believes the postofflce
Sec the money in Gill's 3d-stfcetwindow. representing
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Remington Visible 100.00 80.00 6T.50
Monarch 100.00 57.50 50. OO
Underwood 100.00 67.50 57.SO
Smith Premier 100.00 30.00 25. OO
Underwood.'. 100.00 63.00 55.00
Underwood, No. 5 100.00 57.50 50.00
Oliver. 100.00 37.50 32. SO
Oliver. 100.00 55.00 50.00
L. C. Smith 100.00 55.00 47.50
These are just a few examples,
that you may decide for your
self whether it is worth while investiga
ting. VTe have practically every make of
typewriter in stock, and wish particular
ly to emphasize the fact that they ae not
merely repaired, but actually S-E-B-U-I-L-T.
We invite your inspection
and urge you to take advantage of the
January prices now in effect.
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Man Dies in Heroic Act.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Two lives were
lost and $100,000 damage was done by
a fire which destroyed a big milk depot
on East Twenty-second street today.
The two men who lost their lives were
companions known to their fellows as
"Tony" and "Joe." After leaving the
burning building, "Tony" went back to
get his money and "Joe" lost his life
trying- to rescue him.
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